Shia Target Killing
Quetta, September 11, 2004: Educationist Prof Syed Attique Hassan Naqvi shot dead
Date : September 11, 2004
Location : Quetta
Casualties :1
Gender : male ,
Narrative of the Event
On September 11, 2004, renowned educationist Prof. Syed Attique Hassan Naqvi was shot dead by unidentified armed men here on Friday.
Prof. Attique Hassan, 60, who had served as professor in the Social Works Department of the University of Balochistan, was standing on the Sariab road when unknown armed men sprayed bullets on him. The victim sustained multiple bullet wounds in his head, face, and chest and died on the spot.
The assailants, riding a motorcycle, fled. Police said the cause of the killing was yet to be ascertained, but independent sources said that it was a terrorist act.
Prof. Attique Hassan and his son, Arsahd Naqvi, were attacked by unknown gunmen in the same area three years ago. In that attack, Arshad Naqvi succumbed to his injuries.
Sources:
1-https://www.dawn.com/news/370340/religious-group-warns-of-protest
2-Daily Jang Quetta, September 6, 2004
3-Daily Intekhab Quetta, September 6, 2004
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